The current study examined the Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI (psychometric properties and its performance among a sample of 2366 adolescents; 1037 (45.4%) males and 1289 (54.5%) females. Item Response Theory (IRT) was applied to identify which CTI items proficiently contribute to a single proper measurement of CTI. IRT evaluates the amount of…

Educational aspiration is an essential motivational psychological force that can encourage vulnerable children to strive for academic success and overcome their vulnerable circumstances. Based on the developmental contextualism theory, this study utilized two waves of data from the China Education Panel Survey to construct a cross-lagged model and…

This study explores the well-being and life satisfaction of university students in Hungary and Jordan and compares Hungarian students, Jordanian students in Hungary, and Jordanian students in Jordan. Data from 485 students using the Optimal Living Profile-Modified questionnaire revealed significant differences in life satisfaction, with Jordanian…

Positive representation of LGBTQIA+ perspectives in curriculum can help improve well-being of transgender and intersex students. However, research on sex education curriculum indicates that the experiences of intersex and transgender students are largely absent in the respective curriculum or constructed as other, pathologized or stigmatized.…

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of Micro:bit applications with the participation of 6th grade students on students' attitudes towards coding. In addition participants' opinion regarding Micro:bit applications were examined. In this quantitative study, six-week applications with Micro:bit coding content were carried out using the…

We examined the impact of international service-learning (ISL) on students' development of intercultural sensitivity. Participants were undergraduate students of a Hong Kong university (N = 132) who enrolled in a credit-bearing ISL course with service projects in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Mainland China. The research is primarily qualitative but…

Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of temporal synchrony between maternal touch and speech on children's early language development. It investigates whether the proportion of word-touch co-occurrence, overlap, and alignment precision in maternal input influences language acquisition, hypothesizing that such synchrony boosts infants'…

Careers guidance has long been positioned as a tool to improve young people's transition from education to employment. In addition, schools and colleges in England have a statutory requirement to provide careers guidance to their students. Yet limited research has investigated how careers guidance is provided in special schools for autistic…

In today's technology-driven era, there is a growing interest in understanding the impact of environmental issues and frequent lethal natural disasters. Many countries are taking steps to promote environmental awareness by incorporating environmental education into school curriculums. This study focuses on developing management tools to support…

While research on how classroom climate impacts students' bullying behavior has increased over past decades, studies on how a well-functioning class climate may impact the classroom prevalence of victims of bullying are scarce. Class climate refers to the quality of collective interpersonal relationships among students in a school class. Thus, in…

Biology interest is a defining characteristic that shapes the identity of biology teachers and guides their pedagogical decision-making in the classroom. Recognizing the importance of this attribute in both current and prospective biology teachers, this study aimed to develop and validate the Biology Interest Instrument (BII) to support the…

Cultural-Historical Activity Theory has contributed significantly to studying and promoting educational change. Its distinctive concepts inform an approach to interventionist research called the Change Laboratory This paper reports on a Change Lab in an Australian secondary school resulting in major changes for students studying for the Higher…

Scientific literacy is a person's ability to think and behave scientifically, apply scientific knowledge, and make decisions in solving problems in everyday life. Biology students are expected to be able to develop scientific literacy. One of them is in the material of plant metabolism. Understanding the concept of plant metabolism will help…

Background: Mothers of children with intellectual disabilities are more likely to show elevated psychological distress, with child behavioural and emotional problems being a significant risk factor. Family Resilience Theory suggests that family relationships are crucial in influencing adaptation to stressors. We investigated whether family…

The need to increase the number of Black educators in United States (US) classrooms is predicated on the demographic imbalance between a primarily white teacher force and a racially and culturally diverse student population. It is also premised on the demonstrated value that Black teachers bring to the classroom, especially for Black children.…